Hitchcock's magic / Neil Badmington.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Badmington, Neil, 1971-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Motion pictures--Production and direction.

Motion pictures.

Hitchcock, Alfred, 1899-1980.

Hitchcock, Alfred.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (x, 208 p. ) ill.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cardiff : University of Wales Press, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Why are we drawn to the work of Alfred Hitchcock so long after his final film appeared? What is the source of Hitchcock's magic? This book answers these questions by focusing upon the fabric of the films themselves, upon the way in which they enlist and sustain our desire, holding our attention by constantly withholding something from us. Decades after Alfred Hitchcocka Ts death, his work continues to draw passionate responses and critical acclaim. With Hitchcocka Ts Magic, Neil Badmington takes a new look at Hitchcocka Ts body of work to try to figure out just what it is that makes them so lastinga and why their influence has been so pervasive. Featuring detailed analyses of a number of Hitchcocka Ts most successful films, including Psycho, Rear Window, and The Birds, and drawing on the insights of poststructuralist theory, Hitchcocka Ts Magic is an innovative contribution to the never-ending discussion of the master of suspense.

Contents:

Introduction - Hitchcock's Magic; or, How I Starred in Saboteur Chapter 1 - Ps/zycho Chapter 2 - Frame Tale: Rear Window and the Promise of Vision Chapter 3 - Spect Rebecca Chapter 4 - Stories of 'O': North by Northwest and The Man Who Knew Too Much Chapter 5 - The Animals Who Knew Too Much: The Zoopoetics of The Birds Postscript: Into the Mystery Appendix: The films of Alfred Hitchcock

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed December 13, 2013).

ISBN:

0-7083-2371-5

1-299-20095-8

OCLC:

830170934